There were umbrellas and handkerchiefs. A brass band and second line. But the jazz funeral that marched through the Bywater on Sunday wasn’t in celebration of a life well-lived. Instead, it marked ...
NEW ORLEANS — A jazz funeral was held Saturday in New Orleans for 19 Black individuals whose skulls were used in a racist scientific study in Germany more than 150 years ago. In the 1800s, a New ...
CALL THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A JAZZ FUNERAL WAS HELD ON DILLARD UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS TODAY AS 19 PEOPLE SKULLS WERE RETURNED TO NEW ORLEANS AFTER 150 YEARS. THIS SKULL SENT TO GERMANY FOR RACIAL. PSUEDO ...
For the Thanksgiving Eve “Tribute to Art Neville and Eddie Bo” at Tipitina's, he will join Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Jon ...
Marie Louise was a lifelong New Orleanian who died of malnutrition. Hiram Malone came to Louisiana from Alabama, hospitalized at 21 with a fatal case of pneumonia. Samuel Prince was a 40-year-old cook ...
NEW ORLEANS — A beloved New Orleans singer, Lillian Boutté was remembered on Saturday as friends, family and fans gathered in her honor. The jazz vocalist died last month after a lengthy illness. Her ...